The 240-year-old watering hole is stepping into a new era with a head-to toe face lift

The pub that covers 'everything from hatches to despatches', and has its own music festival

A new place for sunny pints, street food bites and a bit of Tour de France

It's the last remaining building on what was the Greenhey's Estate - and now its being given a new lease of life

The pub landlord described the violence as 'probably the most frightening night of my life'

The sector warned that tax changes could lead to more closures

The M.E.N spoke to local businessess on the impact Manchester Storm leaving the town will have on them

Pub of the week: Albert Square has reopened to the public - and the Founder's Hall pub is particularly pleased

We've been running our Pub of the Week feature since October now and it's featured over 25 venues across Greater Manchester.

For dog owners, finding a destination the entire family can enjoy can prove to be quite a challenge

Footage appeared to show Mulligans Irish pub door staff in Manchester refusing entry to men from the Irish travelling community

Manchester's oldest Boddingtons pub is celebrating the return of the famed beer with a host of Boddies-infused food items and cocktails that we just had to try

Rising costs are forcing closures and cutbacks across Greater Manchester’s pub and bar scene, but a new guide from beer writer Matthew Curtis highlights more than 200 venues still thriving despite the pressure.

Manchester's oldest brewery is having a mega year - including bringing Boddingtons back to the cask to feverish demand from drinkers. We join JW Lees' boss for a pint at the hsitoric Greengate site with its own quirky pub inside

'I think we’re really trying to hark back to the times when landlords would be considered more than just people who manage pubs'

It's going to be 'warm, welcoming, and full of character'

Locals say they are devastated by the announcement

'I was a bit star-struck'

'It's a full circle moment, for sure'

Offering beautiful views of the Bridgewater Canal Basin, The Wharf at Slate Wharf near Castlefield, first opened its doors in 1998

'It has become something of an icon among English beers'

The brothers behind the MediaCity venue have said the "time feels right to close the chapter"

There will even be Monster Munch cocktails...

For nearly 70 years, Manchester’s Embassy Club echoed with the city’s biggest laughs. On its final night, old fans, new faces, and one rising comic came together to pay tribute to a venue that helped shape British comedy - before the doors close for good. Damon Wilkinson was in the audience.

"There's no airs and graces, just real people enjoying the simple things in life. Its not the ritz, its not a restaurant its a proper old fashioned British pub"

There's vintage markets, curling championships and even a pop-up pub

'A lot of these places have been stuck in the past'

PUB OF THE WEEK: It's been visited by celebrities like Angry Ginge and Terry Christian, as well as a bin-loving ghost!

It's a big weekend for sports and music fans